Netherlands national under-19 football team

Netherlands U-19

Association	Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Martijn Reuser
FIFA code	NED
First colours Second colours
First international
Netherlands 2–0 Republic of Ireland  15 April 1948
Biggest win
Netherlands 9–0 Gibraltar  7 October 2015
Biggest defeat
Greece 5–0 Netherlands  21 July 1995
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1983)
Best result	Quarter-Finals (1983, 2001, 2005)
European championships
Appearances	12 (first in 1982)
Best result	Champions (2025)

The Netherlands national under-19 football team represents the Netherlands at this age level and is governed by the Royal Dutch Football Association. They compete in international competitions like the UEFA European Under-19 Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1977	did not qualify
1979
1981
1983	Quarter-Finals	4	1	2	1	5	5	Squad
1985	did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	7	5	Squad
1997	did not qualify
1999
2001	Quarter-Finals	5	2	1	2	8	8	Squad
2003	did not qualify
2005	Quarter-Finals	5	4	1	0	10	2	Squad
2007	did not qualify
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Initially qualified, tournament later cancelled
2023	Did not qualify
2025
2027	To be determined
Total	4/25	17	8	4	5	30	20	—

UEFA U-18 Championship record										Qualification
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1981	Did not qualify									4	2	1	1	12	4
1982	Group stage	3	2	1	0	7	3	Squad		2	0	2	0	2	2
1983	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	1	2
1984										2	0	0	2	2	4
1986										6	3	2	1	11	9
1988	Quarterfinal	2	0	0	2	0	4	Squad		6	2	3	1	5	3
1990	Did not qualify									6	1	2	3	6	13
1992										6	3	0	3	8	10
1993	Group stage	3	0	1	2	4	8	Squad		4	3	1	0	6	2
1994	4th place	4	1	1	2	6	9	Squad		6	3	2	1	10	6
1995	4th place	4	2	0	2	10	11	Squad		6	4	1	1	11	7
1996	Did not qualify									4	3	0	1	17	8
1997										5	3	0	2	6	7
1998										2	1	0	1	12	2
1999										8	6	0	2	18	4
2000	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	0	Squad		4	2	2	0	8	5
2001	Did not qualify									6	3	1	2	11	9
Total	6/16	19	6	4	9	30	35	—		79	40	17	22	146	97

UEFA U-19 Championship record										Qualification
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	did not qualify									5	3	1	1	18	4
2003										6	2	3	1	11	6
2004										6	2	2	2	4	2
2005										6	4	0	2	13	5
2006										3	0	2	1	4	5
2007										6	4	0	2	8	4
2008										6	2	2	2	8	8
2009										6	3	2	1	11	7
2010	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	8	Squad		6	5	1	0	12	1
2011	did not qualify									6	3	2	1	9	3
2012										6	4	1	1	10	7
2013	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	9	Squad		6	5	0	1	15	3
2014	did not qualify									3	1	1	1	4	2
2015	Group stage	3	1	1	1	2	2	Squad		6	5	1	0	18	2
2016	Group stage	4	1	0	3	8	11	Squad		6	4	2	0	16	3
2017	Semi-finals	4	1	1	2	5	3	Squad		6	5	1	0	10	1
2018	did not qualify									6	3	1	2	14	9
2019										6	4	1	1	16	4
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic									3	3	0	0	15	2
2021										Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	did not qualify									3	3	0	0	13	1
2023										3	1	0	2	2	0
2024										6	4	0	2	13	5
2025	Champions	5	5	0	0	13	3	Squad		6	5	1	0	11	1
2026	Did not qualify									6	5	0	1	18	7
2027	to be determined									to be determined
2028
2029	Qualified									Qualified as hosts
Total	56/21	22	10	2	10	37	36	—		128	80	24	24	273	92

  Win   Draw   Loss

Finland  v  Netherlands

25 March 2026 2026 U-19 Euro qualifiers R2	Finland	0–3	Netherlands	Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano, La Nucía
15:00		Report	Van den Elshout 78', 87', 90+2'	Referee: Tim Marshall (Northern Ireland)

Netherlands  v  Slovenia

28 March 2026 2026 U-19 Euro qualifiers R2	Netherlands	2–1	Slovenia	Campo Municipal Antonio Solana, Alicante
15:00	Vianello 35' Bahaty 83'	Report	Milojević 53'	Referee: Tim Marshall (Northern Ireland)

Netherlands  v  Spain

31 March 2026 2026 U-19 Euro qualifiers R2	Netherlands	0–3	Spain	Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor, Benidorm
18:00		Report	Salinas 56' López 74' Diallo 89'	Referee: Mikkel Redder (Denmark)

Cyprus  v  Netherlands

12 November 2025 (2025-11-12) 2026 U-19 Euro qualifiers R1	Cyprus	0–7	Netherlands	Sportpark Bovenmolen, Oldebroek
19:00		Report	Thomas 30' Agustien 36' van den Berg 47' Van den Elshout 66', 84' Bahaty 73' Gürbüz 90+2'	Attendance: 718 Referee: Damian Kos (Poland)

Netherlands  v  Kazakhstan

15 November 2025 (2025-11-15) 2026 U-19 Euro qualifiers R1	Netherlands	2–1	Kazakhstan	Sportpark Vondersweijde, Oldenzaal
16:00	Thomas 27' Johnson 32'	Report	Nurgali 86' (pen.)	Attendance: 605 Referee: Bence Csonka (Hungary)

Netherlands  v  Republic of Ireland

18 November 2025 (2025-11-18) 2026 U-19 Euro qualifiers R1	Netherlands	4–2	Republic of Ireland	Sportpark Bovenmolen, Oldebroek
19:00	El Harmouz 11' Kluivert 79' Messori 83' Van den Elshout 90+2'	Report	McCarthy 37' Brennan 51'	Attendance: 646 Referee: Damian Kos (Poland)

Players born in 2007 or after are eligible for selection.

The following players were selected for the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches against Finland, Slovenia and Spain on 25, 28 and 31 March 2026; respectively.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2026, after the match against Spain.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Valentijn van der Velde	(2007-01-12) 12 January 2007	9	0	Ajax
16	1GK	Stijn Kuijsten	(2007-07-11) 11 July 2007	0	0	PSV Eindhoven
	1GK	Joep Geneste	(2007-01-15) 15 January 2007	0	0	NEC Nijmegen
2	2DF	Mylo van der Lans	(2007-04-11) 11 April 2007	6	0	Ajax
3	2DF	Jinairo Johnson	(2007-04-08) 8 April 2007	8	1	Ajax
4	2DF	Aaron Bouwman	(2007-08-28) 28 August 2007	10	0	Ajax
5	2DF	Lucas Jetten	(2007-06-07) 7 June 2007	12	0	Ajax
12	2DF	Lyfe Oldenstam	(2007-02-02) 2 February 2007	9	0	Como
14	2DF	Rivas Manuhutu	(2007-07-02) 2 July 2007	6	0	PSV Eindhoven
15	2DF	Giannino Vianello	(2007-06-10) 10 June 2007	9	1	Sparta Rotterdam
6	3MF	Sean Steur	(2008-01-11) 11 January 2008	3	0	Ajax
8	3MF	Joël van den Berg	(2007-02-11) 11 February 2007	11	1	PSV Eindhoven
10	3MF	Jim Koller	(2007-03-31) 31 March 2007	8	1	PSV Eindhoven
18	3MF	Thijs Kraaijeveld	(2007-05-03) 3 May 2007	7	0	Feyenoord
19	3MF	Tobias van den Elshout	(2007-02-02) 2 February 2007	8	7	Feyenoord
20	3MF	Demiane Agustien	(2007-07-28) 28 July 2007	7	2	Arsenal
7	4FW	Eser Gürbüz	(2007-03-06) 6 March 2007	9	2	Heerenveen
9	4FW	Shane Kluivert	(2007-09-24) 24 September 2007	11	1	Barcelona
11	4FW	Ayodele Thomas	(2007-07-23) 23 July 2007	10	2	RB Leipzig
17	4FW	Manuel Bahaty	(2007-08-22) 22 August 2007	10	2	PSV Eindhoven
21	4FW	Jesaja Mustapha	(2007-03-15) 15 March 2007	3	0	NEC Nijmegen

The following players have previously been called up to the Netherlands under-19 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Oier Zon	(2007-05-14) 14 May 2007	1	0	Feyenoord	v.  Republic of Ireland, 18 November 2025
DF	Michael Bresser	(2007-04-24) 24 April 2007	3	0	PSV Eindhoven	v.  France, 14 October 2025
DF	Viggo Plantinga	(2007-05-18) 18 May 2007	2	0	Utrecht	v.  France, 14 October 2025
MF	Luca Messori	(2007-10-25) 25 October 2007	7	1	Ajax	v.  Republic of Ireland, 18 November 2025
MF	Nassim El Harmouz	(2007-02-04) 4 February 2007	5	1	Feyenoord	v.  Republic of Ireland, 18 November 2025
MF	Benjamin Khaderi	(2007-08-01) 1 August 2007	2	0	PSV Eindhoven	v.  France, 14 October 2025
MF	Jaden de Guzmán	(2007-01-18) 18 January 2007	0	0	PSV Eindhoven	v.  France, 14 October 2025

The following table shows Netherlands' head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Angola	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Argentina	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	000.00
Australia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Benin	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Brazil	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Chile	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Ecuador	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Egypt	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Ethiopia	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Honduras	1	1	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00
Japan	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Nigeria	2	0	2	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Soviet Union	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Total	17	8	4	5	30	20	+10	047.06

• Netherlands U-19 UEFA.com
• Netherlands U-19 OnsOranje
• Netherlands U-19 results & selection OnsOranje